Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, 25, Who Was Shot and Killed by ICE Thugs in Biddeford on Monday, July 13, 2026. He left Behind a Widoe and Three Year Old Daughter.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mulin demanding answers about the fatal shooting of her constituent, Johan Sebastian Duran Guerreo, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13th.
“Once again, a family and communiy is grieving because a person is dead after an encounter with your officers,” Pingree said. “My consituents are being asked to trust that deadly force was justifable and are left to confront the question of whether federal immigration officers are operating under policies that prioritize aggressive efforts to meet quotas over the preservation of human life.
In light of recent reporting about the agent’s disturbing background and DHS’s reported hiring push, Pingree asks Mullin how his agency is ensuring a quality and experience of new hires and what information would be disqualifying in an agent.
ICE agents who spoke on the record with The Intercept said there were, in fact, agents equipped with body cameras on the scene, but that they weren’t active or recording video-information which contradicts the Secretary’s own statement to Pingree in their phone call on Wednesday. Her letter seeks clarity on this discrepancy and asks wha other records exist and when footage will be released publicly.
Pingree also asks DHS to explain whether the Biddeford operation was targeted and whether Duran Guerrero was its intended target, to detail the planning and risk assessment conducted beforehand; identify any witnesses, and more.
“The people of Maine deserve better than vaue assurances after another fatal encounter involving immigration officers,” Pingree said. “We are a nation of immigrants. They are our family, friends and neighbors. A community is grieving and angry – asis our state. If that is not enough for the Department, immigrants are vital to Maine’s workforce; without them our economy would crumble.”
Pingree also joined the other members of Maine’s Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Secreretary Mullin on T uesday calling for a comprehenaive, transparent and expedited investigation. In addition, PIngree and Reps. Jayapal (D-WA), Garcia (D-TX), Rasking (D-MD) and Thompson (D-MS) led nearly 200 members in calling for independent investigations in Lorenzo Salgado Aarujo and Johan Sebastian Guerero’s deaths and demanded that ICE halt removal proceedings against the witnesses.